Thursday, April 17, 2008

Braves-Marlins Vegas Betting Odds

The Atlanta Braves and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Dolphin Stadium.
The Braves will give the ball to ace starter John Smoltz in this one. Righthander Smoltz is 2-0 this season with a 0.82 ERA.
It'll be Ricky Nolasco toeing the rubber for the Marlins in this contest. Righthander Nolasco is 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Braves rally came up short Wednesday, as the Marlins defeated Atlanta 6-5 as +125 underdogs. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Luis Gonzalez belted a two-run homer for the Marlins, and Hanley Ramirez drove in two runs. Mark Hendrickson gave up three runs off six hits to earn the win.
Yunel Escobar hit a two-run home run for the Braves, who were -145 favorites. Tim Hudson surrendered four runs off six hits over three innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Atlanta has lost 3 straight games.
Florida has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Atlanta: 5-9 SU
Florida: 9-5 SU
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After playing Florida are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Florida most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Atlanta is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Next up:
Atlanta home to LA Dodgers, Friday, April 18
Florida home to Washington, Friday, April 18
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